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  • 2008 - Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Overview

Pentti Tengvall is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and has a focused research profile in the fields of Dentistry and Medicine. Their work spans various subfields including Oral Surgery, Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, Orthodontics, and Periodontics.

Their research contributions primarily address topics such as:

  • Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Dental materials and restorations
  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Osteomyelitis and Bone Disorders Research
  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications

Tengvall has published notably in venues such as The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, Frontiers in Immunology, and Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research. Some of the recent works include:

  • "Aseptic Silk Ligatures Induce Bone Resorption Around Titanium Implants: A 12-week Pilot Study in Rabbits," 2024, The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants
  • "Osteoimmune regulation underlies oral implant osseointegration and its perturbation," 2023, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Implications of considering peri-implant bone loss a disease, a narrative review," 2022, Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research
  • "An Imbalance of the Immune System Instead of a Disease Behind Marginal Bone Loss Around Oral Implants: Position Paper," 2020, The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants

Their frequent collaborators include the following researchers:

  • Tomas Albrektsson
  • Pierluigi Coli
  • Georgios A. Kotsakis
  • David L. Cochran
  • David Reinedahl

Tengvall has been recognized as a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering since 2008.

Best Publications

  • A comparative study of protein adsorption on titanium oxide surfaces using in situ ellipsometry, optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy, and quartz crystal microbalance/dissipation

    F.F Hook;J. Voros;M. Rodahl;R. Kurrat

  • Physico-chemical considerations of titanium as a biomaterial.

    Pentti Tengvall;Ingemar Lundström

  • Foreign Body Reaction to Biomaterials: On Mechanisms for Buildup and Breakdown of Osseointegration.

    Ricardo Trindade;Tomas Albrektsson;Tomas Albrektsson;Pentti Tengvall;Ann Wennerberg

  • Titanium-hydrogen peroxide interaction: model studies of the influence of the inflammatory response on titanium implants.

    Pentti Tengvall;Ingemar Lundström;Lars Sjöqvist;Hans Elwing

  • Peptide functionalized poly(L-lysine)-g-poly(ethylene glycol) on titanium: resistance to protein adsorption in full heparinized human blood plasma.

    S. Tosatti;S.M.De Paul;A. Askendal;S. VandeVondele

  • Titanium with different oxides: in vitro studies of protein adsorption and contact activation

    Bengt Wälivaara;Björn-Owe Aronsson;Michael Rodahl;Jukka Lausmaa

  • Protein adsorption studies on model organic surfaces: an ellipsometric and infrared spectroscopic approach.

    Pentti Tengvall;Ingemar Lundström;Bo Liedberg

  • The blood compatibility challenge. Part 2: Protein adsorption phenomena governing blood reactivity.

    John L. Brash;Thomas A. Horbett;Robert A. Latour;Pentti Tengvall

  • Blood protein adsorption onto chitosan.

    Johan Benesch;Pentti Tengvall

  • Surface immobilized bisphosphonate improves stainless-steel screw fixation in rats.

    Pentti Tengvall;Björn Skoglund;Agneta Askendal;Per Aspenberg

  • A Biosensor Concept Based on Imaging Ellipsometry for Visualization of Biomolecular Interactions

    Gang Jin;Pentti Tengvall;Ingemar Lundström;Hans Arwin

  • Molecular Gradients of .omega.-Substituted Alkanethiols on Gold: Preparation and Characterization

    Bo Liedberg;Pentti Tengvall

  • In Vitro Plasma Protein Adsorption on ω-Functionalized Alkanethiolate Self-Assembled Monolayers

    Magnus Lestelius;Bo Liedberg;Pentti Tengvall

  • Interaction between hydrogen peroxide and titanium: a possible role in the biocompatibility of titanium.

    Pentti Tengvall;Hans Elwing;Lars Sjöqvist;Ingemar Lundström

  • Titanium gel made from metallic titanium and hydrogen peroxide

    Pentti Tengvall;Hans Elwing;Ingemar Lundström

  • Whole blood coagulation on protein adsorption-resistant PEG and peptide functionalised PEG-coated titanium surfaces.

    Kenny M. Hansson;Samuele Tosatti;Joakim Isaksson;Jonas Wetterö

  • The initial reactions of TiO2 with blood.

    Håkan Nygren;Pentti Tengvall;Ingemar Lundström

  • Molecular packing of HSA, IgG, and fibrinogen adsorbed on silicon by AFM imaging

    J.L Ortega-Vinuesa;P Tengvall;I Lundström

  • Protein adsorption to oligo(ethylene glycol) self-assembled monolayers: Experiments with fibrinogen, heparinized plasma, and serum

    Johan Benesch;Sofia Svedhem;Stefan C. T. Svensson;Ramu¯nas Valiokas

  • Comparison of surface plasmon resonance and quartz crystal microbalance in the study of whole blood and plasma coagulation

    Trine P. Vikinge;Kenny M. Hansson;Pär Sandström;Bo Liedberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Ingemar Lundström
Ingemar Lundström Linköping University
Peter Thomsen
Peter Thomsen University of Gothenburg
Per Aspenberg
Per Aspenberg Linköping University
Bo Liedberg
Bo Liedberg Nanyang Technological University
Hans Arwin
Hans Arwin Linköping University
Hans Elwing
Hans Elwing University of Gothenburg
Ann Wennerberg
Ann Wennerberg University of Gothenburg
Jukka Lausmaa
Jukka Lausmaa RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Lars Hultman
Lars Hultman Linköping University
Marcus Textor
Marcus Textor ETH Zurich

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